- Surcamps
French commune|name= Surcamps
x = 139
y = 40
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Domart-en-Ponthieu
insee=80742
cp=80620
maire=Lucien Carle
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Val de Nièvre et environs
alt moy=110 m
alt mini=63 m
alt maxi=117 m
hectares=297
km²=2,97
sans=56
date-sans=1999
dens=18|Surcamps is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
A small village situated some 10 miles southeast of
Amiens , on the D216e road, by the side of the oldRoman road , the "Chaussée Brunehaut".Population
Places of interest
* The 19th century church
* Traces ofGallo-Roman settlements
* The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of aNazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of1943 , it was bombed 12 times by theAllies from December1943 until April1944 . [Source : Quotidien Le Courrier Picard, édition de la Somme, du 4 novembre 2007.] .
ee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80742&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Surcamps on the Inseewebsite] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Surcamps Surcamps on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on April 3rd 2008."
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